Salinan
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English
Etymology
The Salinan were named after the Salinas River by Robert Latham first in 1856, and by John Wesley Powell in 1891.
Noun
Salinan (plural Salinans or Salinan)
- A member of an indigenous population native to the region of the Salinas Valley, California.
Proper noun
Salinan
- The language of this people.
Further reading
- Ethnologue entry for Salinan, sln
References
- Hester, Thomas R. 1978. Salinan, in Handbook of North American Indians, volume 8 (California). William C. Sturtevant, and Robert F. Heizer, eds. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978. →ISBN / 0160045754, pages 500-504.